<feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'>
<title>lbmk.git/config/git, branch 3050wip</title>
<subtitle>libreboot build system (LibreBoot MaKe)
</subtitle>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/'/>
<entry>
<title>Add Mate Kukri's deguard utility</title>
<updated>2024-09-24T12:41:01+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Leah Rowe</name>
<email>leah@libreboot.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-09-24T12:41:01+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=0266a4891328c22050e09f41d79fac5ef161efca'/>
<id>0266a4891328c22050e09f41d79fac5ef161efca</id>
<content type='text'>
This program disables the Intel Boot Guard on Dell
OptiPlex 3050 Micro, via Intel ME modification.

Using this hack, you can run unsigned code on the ME.
Mate disabled BootGuard this way.

This will be used to add Dell OptiPlex 3050 Micro
support in Libreboot.

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</content>
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This program disables the Intel Boot Guard on Dell
OptiPlex 3050 Micro, via Intel ME modification.

Using this hack, you can run unsigned code on the ME.
Mate disabled BootGuard this way.

This will be used to add Dell OptiPlex 3050 Micro
support in Libreboot.

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>flashprog: bump to 639d563 (2024-08-02)</title>
<updated>2024-08-11T17:18:21+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Leah Rowe</name>
<email>leah@libreboot.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-08-11T17:16:39+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=3a5a1793796220938b6d4d56540abc86efdb8878'/>
<id>3a5a1793796220938b6d4d56540abc86efdb8878</id>
<content type='text'>
The workaround-mx patch was rebased on one section in spi.c,
because that part in upstream added QPI support; in the newly
rebase mx patch, the workaround_mx behaviour is only
honoured if QPI (Quad SPI) is not in use.

Quad SPI is not used in practise, on the machines where this
workaround is intended (GM45 ThinkPads with Macronix chips).

This imports the following upstream changes:

* 639d563 README: Update flashprog.org URLs
* cbbd601 README: Update dependency list and Linux package names
* 79451f1 README: Rename "Packaging" -&gt; "Source Packaging"
* 5b4695c README: Dial laptop warning down a little
* 7224085 udev rules: Add some more IDs
* 448457a ch347_spi: Add CH347F ID and loop over the entries
* e39549b ch347_spi: Search for compatible USB interface
* dfd0647 ich_descriptors: Refactor component density handling
* b2ad9fd ich_descriptors: Make use of SPI_ENGINE_PCH100 marker
* 140e22f chipset_enable: Make use of SPI_ENGINE_PCH100 marker
* 869f0e7 ichspi: Use `swseq_data' on ICH7 paths too
* eeee91b ichspi: Replace all switch/case on `ich_generation'
* ecba1d8 ichspi: Drop redundant bail-out cases in ich_set_bbar()
* e8babf4 ichspi: Use a single check to enable hwseq for PCH100+
* fda324b ichspi: Introduce SPI_ENGINE_PCH100 marker
* a1f6476 ichspi: Split ICH7 init out
* 3f75d44 ich_descriptors: Remove `Dual Output Fast Read' for newer gens
* 2862011 spi25: Try to set volatile quad-enable (QE) automatically
* 4ac536b spi25_statusreg: Allow to write (non-)volatile bits specifically
* b1d2bae dediprog: Fix and enable 4BA modes for SF600Plus-G2
* d0afeef dediprog: Disable 4BA modes for SF100 w/ protocol v2
* 1b1deda Implement QPI support
* a1b7f35 dediprog: Implement multi-i/o reads
* 008a44f dediprog: Split read/write command preparation by protocol
* 4760b6e spi25: Implement multi-i/o reads
* 0c9af0a spi25: Check quad-enable (QE) bit
* 930d421 spi25: Introduce generic spi_prepare_io()/spi_finish_io()
* 8d0f465 spi25: Extract 4BA preparations into new `spi25_prepare.c`
* 044c9dc Add FT4222H support
* fc7c13c linux_gpio2_spi: Implement multi i/o
* 5fc3154 bitbang_spi: Implement multi-i/o
* d16a911 bitbang_spi: Move API into its own header file
* 226bb87 flashchips: Add missing QE-bit definitions
* 4fa39c5 flashchips: Fill multi-i/o gaps in MX25U family
* 5f50999 flashchips: Fill multi-i/o gaps in MX25R family
* 46552c8 flashchips: Fill multi-i/o gaps in MX25L family
* 96786d0 flashchips: Fill quad-i/o gaps in XM25Q family
* a26a3c6 flashchips: Fill dual-i/o gaps in W25X family
* 2133f59 flashchips: Fill quad-i/o gaps in W25Q family
* 68573af flashchips: Split GD25Q127C and GD25Q128C
* 4da971f flashchips: Fill quad-i/o gaps in GD25*Q families
* f7e2d97 spi: Allow to define a quad-enable (QE) configuration bit
* 1412d9f spi: Rework FEATURE_QPI
* d518563 spi: Prepare for multi i/o and dummy bytes
* bd72a47 spi25_statusreg: support reading/writing configuration register
* 3d728e7 spi25_statusreg.c: support reading security register
* a358b14 flashchips: Split W25Q64.W -&gt; W25Q64DW | W25Q64FW/W25Q64JW...Q
* 3127db1 manibuilder: Drop legacy flashrom tag collections
* 619d9c0 manibuilder: Use `test_build.sh'
* 6560bba manibuilder/almalinux: Install `diffutils' for new `test_build.sh'
* c7b549e test_build.sh: Compare output for -L of Make and Meson builds
* 72b30a0 test_build.sh: Don't try to run cross-compiled programs
* 3d2f212 test_build.sh: Allow to override Make and Meson commands
* 4eb9748 test_build.sh: Run tests for both Make and Meson builds
* 8279457 manibuilder: Add Alpine Linux 3.18 &amp; 3.19 images
* 15e9b10 manibuilder/alpine: Install libjaylink-dev when available
* b8b3593 manibuilder: Add images for Fedora 38..40
* 7b05f09 manibuilder: Add images for Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat"
* 5e8b339 manibuilder/anita: Add NetBSD 10.0 i386 &amp; amd64 images
* 61da8c7 manibuilder/anita: Export library path for libusb
* 39152af manibuilder: Set sourcearcade.org as default source
* 20073e7 Properly clear erase-block selection when bigger block is chosen
* 3824c8d ichspi: Allow all opcodes when the "opmenu" isn't locked
* 0d4354e flashchips: Add W25Q32JV-.M

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</content>
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<pre>
The workaround-mx patch was rebased on one section in spi.c,
because that part in upstream added QPI support; in the newly
rebase mx patch, the workaround_mx behaviour is only
honoured if QPI (Quad SPI) is not in use.

Quad SPI is not used in practise, on the machines where this
workaround is intended (GM45 ThinkPads with Macronix chips).

This imports the following upstream changes:

* 639d563 README: Update flashprog.org URLs
* cbbd601 README: Update dependency list and Linux package names
* 79451f1 README: Rename "Packaging" -&gt; "Source Packaging"
* 5b4695c README: Dial laptop warning down a little
* 7224085 udev rules: Add some more IDs
* 448457a ch347_spi: Add CH347F ID and loop over the entries
* e39549b ch347_spi: Search for compatible USB interface
* dfd0647 ich_descriptors: Refactor component density handling
* b2ad9fd ich_descriptors: Make use of SPI_ENGINE_PCH100 marker
* 140e22f chipset_enable: Make use of SPI_ENGINE_PCH100 marker
* 869f0e7 ichspi: Use `swseq_data' on ICH7 paths too
* eeee91b ichspi: Replace all switch/case on `ich_generation'
* ecba1d8 ichspi: Drop redundant bail-out cases in ich_set_bbar()
* e8babf4 ichspi: Use a single check to enable hwseq for PCH100+
* fda324b ichspi: Introduce SPI_ENGINE_PCH100 marker
* a1f6476 ichspi: Split ICH7 init out
* 3f75d44 ich_descriptors: Remove `Dual Output Fast Read' for newer gens
* 2862011 spi25: Try to set volatile quad-enable (QE) automatically
* 4ac536b spi25_statusreg: Allow to write (non-)volatile bits specifically
* b1d2bae dediprog: Fix and enable 4BA modes for SF600Plus-G2
* d0afeef dediprog: Disable 4BA modes for SF100 w/ protocol v2
* 1b1deda Implement QPI support
* a1b7f35 dediprog: Implement multi-i/o reads
* 008a44f dediprog: Split read/write command preparation by protocol
* 4760b6e spi25: Implement multi-i/o reads
* 0c9af0a spi25: Check quad-enable (QE) bit
* 930d421 spi25: Introduce generic spi_prepare_io()/spi_finish_io()
* 8d0f465 spi25: Extract 4BA preparations into new `spi25_prepare.c`
* 044c9dc Add FT4222H support
* fc7c13c linux_gpio2_spi: Implement multi i/o
* 5fc3154 bitbang_spi: Implement multi-i/o
* d16a911 bitbang_spi: Move API into its own header file
* 226bb87 flashchips: Add missing QE-bit definitions
* 4fa39c5 flashchips: Fill multi-i/o gaps in MX25U family
* 5f50999 flashchips: Fill multi-i/o gaps in MX25R family
* 46552c8 flashchips: Fill multi-i/o gaps in MX25L family
* 96786d0 flashchips: Fill quad-i/o gaps in XM25Q family
* a26a3c6 flashchips: Fill dual-i/o gaps in W25X family
* 2133f59 flashchips: Fill quad-i/o gaps in W25Q family
* 68573af flashchips: Split GD25Q127C and GD25Q128C
* 4da971f flashchips: Fill quad-i/o gaps in GD25*Q families
* f7e2d97 spi: Allow to define a quad-enable (QE) configuration bit
* 1412d9f spi: Rework FEATURE_QPI
* d518563 spi: Prepare for multi i/o and dummy bytes
* bd72a47 spi25_statusreg: support reading/writing configuration register
* 3d728e7 spi25_statusreg.c: support reading security register
* a358b14 flashchips: Split W25Q64.W -&gt; W25Q64DW | W25Q64FW/W25Q64JW...Q
* 3127db1 manibuilder: Drop legacy flashrom tag collections
* 619d9c0 manibuilder: Use `test_build.sh'
* 6560bba manibuilder/almalinux: Install `diffutils' for new `test_build.sh'
* c7b549e test_build.sh: Compare output for -L of Make and Meson builds
* 72b30a0 test_build.sh: Don't try to run cross-compiled programs
* 3d2f212 test_build.sh: Allow to override Make and Meson commands
* 4eb9748 test_build.sh: Run tests for both Make and Meson builds
* 8279457 manibuilder: Add Alpine Linux 3.18 &amp; 3.19 images
* 15e9b10 manibuilder/alpine: Install libjaylink-dev when available
* b8b3593 manibuilder: Add images for Fedora 38..40
* 7b05f09 manibuilder: Add images for Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat"
* 5e8b339 manibuilder/anita: Add NetBSD 10.0 i386 &amp; amd64 images
* 61da8c7 manibuilder/anita: Export library path for libusb
* 39152af manibuilder: Set sourcearcade.org as default source
* 20073e7 Properly clear erase-block selection when bigger block is chosen
* 3824c8d ichspi: Allow all opcodes when the "opmenu" isn't locked
* 0d4354e flashchips: Add W25Q32JV-.M

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>lib.sh: more unified config handling</title>
<updated>2024-06-22T12:44:27+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Leah Rowe</name>
<email>leah@libreboot.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-06-22T01:35:25+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=fc7ae3e5903c176584cfefd6d3cf4c1549c4eaaa'/>
<id>fc7ae3e5903c176584cfefd6d3cf4c1549c4eaaa</id>
<content type='text'>
replace it with logic that simply uses "." to load
files directly. for this, "vcfg" is added as a variable
in coreboot target.cfg files, referring to a directory
in config/vendor/ containing a file named pkg.cfg, and
this file then contains the same variables as the
erstwhile config/vendor/sources

config/git files are now directories, also containing
pkg.cfg files each with the same variables as before,
such as repository link and commit hash

this change results in a noticeable reduction in code
complexity within the build system.

unified reading of config files: new function setcfg()
added to lib.sh

setcfg checks if a config exists. if a 2nd argument is
passed, it is used as a return value for eval, otherwise
a string calling err is passed. setcfg output is passed
through eval, to set strings based on config; eval must
be used, so that the variables are set within the same
scope, otherwise they'd be set within setcfg which could
lead to some whacky results.

there's still a bit more more to do, but this single change
results in a substantial reduction in code complexity.

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</content>
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<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>
<pre>
replace it with logic that simply uses "." to load
files directly. for this, "vcfg" is added as a variable
in coreboot target.cfg files, referring to a directory
in config/vendor/ containing a file named pkg.cfg, and
this file then contains the same variables as the
erstwhile config/vendor/sources

config/git files are now directories, also containing
pkg.cfg files each with the same variables as before,
such as repository link and commit hash

this change results in a noticeable reduction in code
complexity within the build system.

unified reading of config files: new function setcfg()
added to lib.sh

setcfg checks if a config exists. if a 2nd argument is
passed, it is used as a return value for eval, otherwise
a string calling err is passed. setcfg output is passed
through eval, to set strings based on config; eval must
be used, so that the variables are set within the same
scope, otherwise they'd be set within setcfg which could
lead to some whacky results.

there's still a bit more more to do, but this single change
results in a substantial reduction in code complexity.

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>define mdfiles/images in config/submodules/docs/</title>
<updated>2024-06-07T00:01:44+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Leah Rowe</name>
<email>leah@libreboot.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-06-07T00:01:44+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=3bd562a2659e1844a7ecb84a8377eb03332b9e1e'/>
<id>3bd562a2659e1844a7ecb84a8377eb03332b9e1e</id>
<content type='text'>
again: the "depend" variable must never be used for subprojects
that point to a subdirectory of the main project, because there's
no clean way of handling this in case of error conditions.

make it a submodule under config/submodules/. this is for the
documentation, including static site generator documentation,
and image files (photos).

as of this revision, there are now only those "depend" projects
defined in config/git/, where the destination directory of the
subject is not a subdirectory of the main project, so:

in a subsequest revision, i will mitigate an existing bug whereby
failure of the dependency project leaves the main one still
intact, breaking builds; this revision enables that to be done.

from now on, subproject-to-subdirectory-of-main-project will
be avoided in config/git/; config/submodules/ will be used.

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</content>
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again: the "depend" variable must never be used for subprojects
that point to a subdirectory of the main project, because there's
no clean way of handling this in case of error conditions.

make it a submodule under config/submodules/. this is for the
documentation, including static site generator documentation,
and image files (photos).

as of this revision, there are now only those "depend" projects
defined in config/git/, where the destination directory of the
subject is not a subdirectory of the main project, so:

in a subsequest revision, i will mitigate an existing bug whereby
failure of the dependency project leaves the main one still
intact, breaking builds; this revision enables that to be done.

from now on, subproject-to-subdirectory-of-main-project will
be avoided in config/git/; config/submodules/ will be used.

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>libopencm3 to config/submodules/ on stm32-vserprog</title>
<updated>2024-06-06T23:47:06+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Leah Rowe</name>
<email>leah@libreboot.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-06-06T23:47:06+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=bff756281976ea32284561885e0b8ac5e77de085'/>
<id>bff756281976ea32284561885e0b8ac5e77de085</id>
<content type='text'>
same as the previous patch, we must no longer use "define"
variables in config/git/ when the path is a subdirectory of
a given project, because it means that the download can only
happen after the main one, and currently if that fails, the
download of the main repo would remain intact, breaking future
builds in ways that we can't control - to be clear, it could
be controlled, but with added code complexity in the build
system, so:

put it in config/submodules/

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</content>
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<pre>
same as the previous patch, we must no longer use "define"
variables in config/git/ when the path is a subdirectory of
a given project, because it means that the download can only
happen after the main one, and currently if that fails, the
download of the main repo would remain intact, breaking future
builds in ways that we can't control - to be clear, it could
be controlled, but with added code complexity in the build
system, so:

put it in config/submodules/

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>add tinyusb to config/submodule/ for pico-sdk</title>
<updated>2024-06-06T23:38:51+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Leah Rowe</name>
<email>leah@libreboot.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-06-06T23:38:51+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=d9b9f6db75adec714266e754e962e50742ee4d0e'/>
<id>d9b9f6db75adec714266e754e962e50742ee4d0e</id>
<content type='text'>
don't define it as a "depend" variable in config/git/,
because it means putting the files in a subdirectory of
an existing project was was already then downloaded, and
that means it can't be downloaded first; if the download
of it fails, the old download is left intact.

this bug isn't currently fixed in the build system, at all,
so this and other patches are being made to mitigate it.

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</content>
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don't define it as a "depend" variable in config/git/,
because it means putting the files in a subdirectory of
an existing project was was already then downloaded, and
that means it can't be downloaded first; if the download
of it fails, the old download is left intact.

this bug isn't currently fixed in the build system, at all,
so this and other patches are being made to mitigate it.

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>config/git: use "depend" for serprog dependencies</title>
<updated>2024-06-06T23:22:48+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Leah Rowe</name>
<email>leah@libreboot.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-06-06T23:22:48+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=099ee3f4a10494f038e1ef8af313b93b593d9405'/>
<id>099ee3f4a10494f038e1ef8af313b93b593d9405</id>
<content type='text'>
this brings the handling of serprog projects in sync
with canoeboot, which relies on the "depend" variable
to get the needed submodules, because cbmk does not
download submodules for these projects

lbmk does download submodules. i want it in sync with
cbmk for this, to make merging easier between both
projects, because i'm going to make a change on both
projects, whereby config/submodules/ is used exclusively

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</content>
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this brings the handling of serprog projects in sync
with canoeboot, which relies on the "depend" variable
to get the needed submodules, because cbmk does not
download submodules for these projects

lbmk does download submodules. i want it in sync with
cbmk for this, to make merging easier between both
projects, because i'm going to make a change on both
projects, whereby config/submodules/ is used exclusively

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>bump untitled revision again</title>
<updated>2024-06-04T13:16:43+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Leah Rowe</name>
<email>leah@libreboot.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-06-04T13:16:43+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=c6aff76931cb3fb2694676ab360cb165967883c0'/>
<id>c6aff76931cb3fb2694676ab360cb165967883c0</id>
<content type='text'>
Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</content>
<content type='xhtml'>
<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>
<pre>
Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>bump untitled revision in git config</title>
<updated>2024-06-04T13:05:11+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Leah Rowe</name>
<email>leah@libreboot.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-06-04T13:05:11+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=414a605ab35fa537efce929a31fcd461a37a881e'/>
<id>414a605ab35fa537efce929a31fcd461a37a881e</id>
<content type='text'>
it imports the same environmental variable fix because
i had the same buggy TMPDIR check there. i fixed that
upstream in untitled.

import the new untitled revision.

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</content>
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it imports the same environmental variable fix because
i had the same buggy TMPDIR check there. i fixed that
upstream in untitled.

import the new untitled revision.

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>make GRUB multi-tree and re-add xhci patches</title>
<updated>2024-06-02T18:58:50+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Leah Rowe</name>
<email>leah@libreboot.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-06-01T22:01:30+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=429e91f90894d30bc2c6e165d6f2a743c61b76f3'/>
<id>429e91f90894d30bc2c6e165d6f2a743c61b76f3</id>
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Re-add xHCI only on haswell and broadwell machines, where
they are needed. Otherwise, keep the same GRUB code.

The xHCI patches were removed because they caused issues
on Sandybridge-based Dell Latitude laptops. See:
https://codeberg.org/libreboot/lbmk/issues/216

The issue was not reported elsewhere, including on the
Haswell/Broadwell hardware where they are needed, but the
build system could only build one version of GRUB.

The older machines do not need xHCI patches, because they
either do not have xHCI patches, or work (in GRUB) because
they're in EHCI mode when running the payload.

So, the problem is that we need the xHCI patches for GRUB
on Haswell/Broadwell hardware, but the patches break
Sandybridge hardware, and we only had the one build of GRUB.
To mitigate this problem, the build system now supports
building multiple revisions of GRUB, with different patches,
and each given coreboot target can say which GRUB tree to use
by setting this in target.cfg:

grubtree="xhci"

In the above example, the "xhci" tree would be used. Some
generic GRUB config has been moved to config/data/grub/
and config/grub/ now looks like config/coreboot/ - also,
the grub.cfg file (named "payload" in each tree) is copied
to the GRUB source tree as ".config", then added to GRUB's
memdisk in the same way, as grub.cfg.

Several other design changes had to be made because of this:

* grub.cfg in memdisk no longer automatically jumps to one
  in CBFS, but now shows a menuentry for it if available

* Certain commands in script/trees are disabled for GRUB,
  such as *config make commands.

* gnulib is now defined in config/submodule/grub/, instead
  of config/git/grub - and this mitigates an existing bug
  where downloading gnulib first would make grub no longer
  possible to download in lbmk.

The coreboot option CONFIG_FINALIZE_USB_ROUTE_XHCI has been
re-enabled on: Dell OptiPlex 9020 MT, Dell OptiPlex 9020 SFF,
Lenovo ThinkPad T440p and Lenovo ThinkPad W541 - now USB should
work again in GRUB.

The GRUB payload has been re-enabled on HP EliteBook 820 G2.

This change will enable per-board GRUB optimisation in the
future. For example, we hardcode what partitions and LVMs
GRUB scans because * is slow on ICH7-based machines, due
to GRUB's design. On other machines, * is reasonably fast,
for automatically enumerating the list of devices for boot.

Use of * (and other wildcards) could enable our GRUB payload
to automatically boot more distros, with minimal fuss. This
can be done at a later date, in subsequent revisions.

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
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Re-add xHCI only on haswell and broadwell machines, where
they are needed. Otherwise, keep the same GRUB code.

The xHCI patches were removed because they caused issues
on Sandybridge-based Dell Latitude laptops. See:
https://codeberg.org/libreboot/lbmk/issues/216

The issue was not reported elsewhere, including on the
Haswell/Broadwell hardware where they are needed, but the
build system could only build one version of GRUB.

The older machines do not need xHCI patches, because they
either do not have xHCI patches, or work (in GRUB) because
they're in EHCI mode when running the payload.

So, the problem is that we need the xHCI patches for GRUB
on Haswell/Broadwell hardware, but the patches break
Sandybridge hardware, and we only had the one build of GRUB.
To mitigate this problem, the build system now supports
building multiple revisions of GRUB, with different patches,
and each given coreboot target can say which GRUB tree to use
by setting this in target.cfg:

grubtree="xhci"

In the above example, the "xhci" tree would be used. Some
generic GRUB config has been moved to config/data/grub/
and config/grub/ now looks like config/coreboot/ - also,
the grub.cfg file (named "payload" in each tree) is copied
to the GRUB source tree as ".config", then added to GRUB's
memdisk in the same way, as grub.cfg.

Several other design changes had to be made because of this:

* grub.cfg in memdisk no longer automatically jumps to one
  in CBFS, but now shows a menuentry for it if available

* Certain commands in script/trees are disabled for GRUB,
  such as *config make commands.

* gnulib is now defined in config/submodule/grub/, instead
  of config/git/grub - and this mitigates an existing bug
  where downloading gnulib first would make grub no longer
  possible to download in lbmk.

The coreboot option CONFIG_FINALIZE_USB_ROUTE_XHCI has been
re-enabled on: Dell OptiPlex 9020 MT, Dell OptiPlex 9020 SFF,
Lenovo ThinkPad T440p and Lenovo ThinkPad W541 - now USB should
work again in GRUB.

The GRUB payload has been re-enabled on HP EliteBook 820 G2.

This change will enable per-board GRUB optimisation in the
future. For example, we hardcode what partitions and LVMs
GRUB scans because * is slow on ICH7-based machines, due
to GRUB's design. On other machines, * is reasonably fast,
for automatically enumerating the list of devices for boot.

Use of * (and other wildcards) could enable our GRUB payload
to automatically boot more distros, with minimal fuss. This
can be done at a later date, in subsequent revisions.

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe &lt;leah@libreboot.org&gt;
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